Russia's Ruling Party Demands Rights Council Apology

October 07, 2009 12:25 GMT

Nashi members picketing the apartment building where Aleksandr Podrabinek lives.

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Russia's Ruling Party Demands Rights Council Apology

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MOSCOW -- The ruling United Russia party has demanded an apology from Ella Pamfilova, the chairwoman of the presidential Council for Promoting Civil Society and Human Rights, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.

In a statement, the council had criticized the "hate campaign" against Russian journalist and human rights activist Aleksandr Podrabinek, calling the actions of the pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi "illegal and immoral."